Constantinople
The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in TurkeyThe former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.
» It took us six years to conquer Constantinople.
Wir brauchten sechs Jahre, um Konstantinopel zu erobern. — marcelostockle
Es dauerte sechs Jahre, bis wir Konstantinopel erobert hatten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
На завоевание Константинополя у нас ушло шесть лет. — odexed
Для завоевания Константинополя нам потребовалось шесть лет. — odexed
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1 senses(historical)The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.
Konstantinopel
Константино́польKonstantinópolʹ, Царьгра́дCarʹgrád
Константино́польKonstantynópolʹ, Ца́ргородCárhorod, Царегра́дCarehrád
Examples
4 sentencesIt took us six years to conquer Constantinople.
ruНа завоевание Константинополя у нас ушло шесть лет. — odexed
deWir brauchten sechs Jahre, um Konstantinopel zu erobern. — marcelostockle
The conquest of Constantinople marks the end of the Middle Ages.
ruЗавоевание Константинополя знаменует собой конец Средневековья. — odexed
deDie Eroberung Konstantinopels markiert das Ende des Mittelalters. — Jens_Odo
I'm going to Constantinople.
ruЯ поеду в Константинополь. — Ivanovb
deIch fahre nach Konstantinopel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
After traversing Hungary and Bohemia, skirting the Adriatic to Wallachia, and following the banks of the Danube, we arrived at Constantinople.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Constantinople, ultimately from Late Latin Cōnstantīnopolis, from AnciFrom Middle English Constantinople, ultimately from Late Latin Cōnstantīnopolis, from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “City of Constantine”), after Roman emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (also known as Constantine I, St. Constantine, and/or Constantine the Great).
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